5^th WIEF Roundtable Press Conference, March 19

*Networking opportunity

·        H.E. Dr Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Environment & Forest, Bangladesh

·        Honourable Tun Musa Hitam, Chairman, WIEF Foundation & Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

·        Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan, Chairman of the Bangladesh Organising Committee and Member of International Advisory Panel  (IAP), WIEF

·        H.E. Dato’ Jamaluddin Sabeh, High Commissioner of Malaysia

·        Ambassador Mohammad Mohsin , Chairman of SEACO Foundation, Bangladesh

Assalamualaikum and good evening to all of you!  I am Baber Mohiuddin (and another name) and it is a pleasure to be your host this evening!

Foremost, allow me to extend the warmest welcome to:

·        H.E. Dr Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Environment & Forest, Bangladesh

·        Honourable Tun Musa Hitam, Chairman, WIEF Foundation & Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

·        Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan, Chairman of the Bangladesh Organising Committee and Member of International Advisory Panel  (IAP), WIEF

·        H.E. Dato Jamaluddin Sabeh, High Commissioner of Malaysia

·        Ambassador Mohammad Mohsin , Chairman of SEACO Foundation, Bangladesh

·        Honoured Guests, Role Players;

·        Distinguished guests,

·        Respected members of the media;

·        Ladies and gentlemen,

On behalf of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation, thank you for being here tonight. Welcome to the inauguration ceremony of the 5^th WIEF Roundtable. It is a great honour for Bangladesh to have been chosen as the host of the Roundtable this year.

To tell us about the commitment, passion and support behind organising the 5^th Roundtable, please welcome Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan, Chairman of the Bangladesh Organising Committee and Member of International Advisory Panel (IAP), World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF).  Mr. Salahuddin…

Thank you, Mr. Salahuddin.  It is very inspiring to know how the fervent commitment and support of influential people and organisations are instrumental in gathering game-changers from around the world for this inaugural Roundtable session.

Now, to tell us more about this Roundtable session please join me in welcoming the Chairman of the WIEF Foundation & Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Honourable Tun Musa Hitam.  Tun…

Thank you, Tun for that insightful speech.

Minister for Environment & Forest, Bangladesh

Now, we invite His Excellency Dr Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Environment & Forest, Bangladesh to please share a few words with us.  Dr Hasan…

Thank you, Dr Hassan for that insightful speech!  We are certainly inspired by your commitment, dedication and pursuit in championing Bangladesh’s green initiatives and for making a stand on the international arena to ensure the voices of the underprivileged nations are heard.

To cap the evening, we would now like to invite Ambassador Mohammad Mohsin, Chairman of SEACO Foundation, Bangladesh to give a word of thanks.  Ambassador Mohsin…

Chairman of SEACO Foundation, Bangladesh

Thank you very much, Ambassador M. Mohsin!

Ladies and gentlemen, we invite our esteemed guests and members of the media to enjoy the sumptuous dinner and cultural show we have prepared for you.

Tonight’s cultural show brings you “Nakshikanthar Math” (The Field of Embroidered Quilt).

Members of the media, do use this opportunity to find out more about the roundtable initiative, the collaboration between the WIEF and SEACO Foundation and anything else that you may want to know about the 5^th Roundtable Session.  Should you wish to interview any of the VIPs after this, kindly indicate your intent to the WIEF team who would be glad to assist you.

We look forward to seeing everyone here tomorrow, for the start of the Roundtable series. Thank you and enjoy the rest of the evening!

Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Members of the media,

Thank you very much again for your kind participation at this inauguration ceremony and for your support of the 5^th WIEF Foundation roundtable session.

On behalf of the WIEF Foundation and the Southeast Asian Cooperation (SEACO) Foundation, along with the supporting partners, thank you all for coming here tonight and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.